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Amir Shapiro
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Amir Shapiro
Director, Robotics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Biography
Amir Shapiro is the Director of the Robotics Laboratory at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University in Israel. His interests include locomotion of multi-limbed mechanisms in unstructured complex environments, motion planning algorithms for multi-limbed robots, robot grasping design, control, and stability analysis, climbing robots, snake like robots, multi-robot on-line motion planning, bio-robotics and rehabilitation devices, and agriculture robotics.
Presenting: Innovative Robotic Design and its Practical Applications
26 Feb 2014, 11:55
Discussing the benefits of purpose built machines to promote safety and enhanced capability
- Addressing the push for autonomy within the field of robotics
- Discussing the benefits of designing independently operated machines to assist in a variety of industries from agriculture to construction
- Identifying the potential benefits to human safety through robotics
- Enhancing capability through robotic ingenuity